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Thomas Masson Moody

Born: 2 October 1965, Adelaide, South Australia
Major Teams: Western Australia, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Australia.
Known As: Tom Moody
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium


Test Debut: Australia v New Zealand at Perth, Only Test, 1989/90
Latest Test:
Australia v Sri Lanka at Moratuwa, 3rd Test, 1992/93

ODI Debut:
Australia v India at Madras, World Cup, 1987/88
Latest ODI:
Australia v Zimbabwe at Harare, 3rd ODI, 1999/00

First-class Debut: Western Australia v New South Wales at Perth, 1985/86

Western Australia captain 1995/96 - 2000/01
Worcestershire captain 1996 - 1999
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2000

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 08/09/1992)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    8   14   0   456  106   32.57  46.43   2   3    9   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              72     19   147    2  73.50  1-17    0   0 216.0  2.04

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (including 24/10/1999)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   76   64  12  1211   89   23.28  69.31   0  10   21   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling             466.1   31  2014   52  38.73  3-25    0   0  53.7  4.32

FIRST-CLASS
 (1985/86 - 2000/01)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  300  501  47 21001  272   46.25  64  94  294   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling            3996.4 1100 11083  361  30.70  7-38   10   2  66.4  2.77

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1985/86 - 2000/01)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  366  340  50 11258  180*  38.82  18  77  130   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling            1922.2  7717  257  30.02  4-24    4   0  44.8  4.01

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Literally and metaphorically, Tom Moody has been among the giants of Australian cricket. Over more than a decade, Moody proved himself one of the sport's most profound thinkers. His unassuming and selfless nature also made him one of its ultimate team players. With Western Australia, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Australia, he allied powerful batting with accurate medium pace bowling, reliability in slips catching and ground fielding, and a rifling throwing arm.

Moody made his first-class debut in the 1985-86 season, starting as a middle order batsman before becoming a regular number three and even an opener at different times through the best years of his career. His impact was almost immediate; within two years of playing in his opening match, Moody was a member of Australia's winning World Cup squad. Consistently strong performances for his state subsequently won him a call-up on the Ashes tour of 1989 and he continued to command a presence upon the fringes of the national team for several years thereafter. In the 1989-90 season, he won a Test cap for the first time and capitalised upon his promotion with scores of 61 against New Zealand and 106 against Sri Lanka respectively in his first two matches at that level. But, in the face of strong competition from other middle order batsmen, he never cemented a berth. His five-day career was effectively over once an ill-advised decision to turn him into a Test opener on the 1992-93 tour of Sri Lanka brought the meagre return of 71 runs in six innings. He hovered in and out of one-day international teams following that setback but never made it back into the Test fold. Later, he was cast into a role as a bowling all-rounder in the 1999 World Cup in England, squeezing out Shane Lee in a selection decision that many viewed as the turning point behind the dramatic recovery that saw Australia cast aside a poor early run of results to clinch the title.

At county level, Moody was an heroic figure for both of his adopted clubs: he was not only a prolific scorer but also a key figure in many memorable matches. Among the biggest highlights were his involvement in Worcestershire's 1991 Benson and Hedges Cup winning team and the county's attainment of the 1994 NatWest Trophy. Upon becoming captain in 1995, he also became a highly respected leader on and off the field at New Road.

With Western Australia, meanwhile, he also enjoyed great success, especially after he was asked to take over the captaincy midway through the 1995-96 season. A succession of injuries, particularly to his back, reduced his effectiveness over the closing years of his career but did not prevent him from heroically leading the Warriors to successive Sheffield Shield victories in the 1997-98 and 1998-99 seasons. During 2000-01, Moody accepted the offer of a coaching role at Worcestershire and he announced that he would retire as a player at the end of that Australian summer. He brought forward that retirement by two matches, formally ending his fifteen year first-class career just over a week after his team had lost the Mercantile Mutual Cup Final to New South Wales and another three weeks before the scheduled completion of the Australian first-class season. (John Polack, March 2001)

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